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Fragments of a jar

Nubian
Meroitic Period
99–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Pyramid 3

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 11.3 x 0.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Overall: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Overall: 7.6 x 10.7 x 0.6 cm (3 x 4 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Overall: 3.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.3479
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionFour fragments of one or more (?) jars, red ware, vegetal patterns and lines painted on exterior.
ProvenanceFrom Gebel Barkal, pyramid 3. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date June 12, 2008)